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Banana Nut Bread Granola

November 10, 2019

All Recipes, Breakfast, Sweet

This healthy banana nut bread will be your new favorite snack, breakfast, or dessert!Just imagine if a loaf of banana bread exploded into tiny pieces that you could snack on. Voila! This granola is salty, it’s sweet, its crunchy, its DELICIOUS!

A lot of storebosugh, and heck even homemade granolas have a base of oats! But, I decided to make this one grain free so that even those with a gluten allergy can enjoy! Because although there are “gluten free oats”, most are processed in a facility where there is wheat, so I decided to omit them completely!

And they aren’t missed! I swapped them out for quinoa flakes which make a GREAT replacement. Quinoa flakes are a great alternative to oats as they have a similar texture, but they are also packed with protein! I also filled this granola with tons of nuts and some chia seeds as well – fiber and protein and fats!

This granola is also refined sugar free. I love granola, and I think i’ve tried almost every one on the market, but the problem I find with store bought granola is that it can be packed full of sugar. This is why I love making my own at home – you can control the type and amount of sugar that goes in! And this banana nut bread granola is sweetened only with the banana and a little maple syrup!

I swear I could NOT stop snacking on this after it was finished. every time I passed the jar filled with it, I would grab a few pieces. and of course, I enjoyed it in a bowl with milk, on top of yogurt, toast, you name it. You may even want to make a double batch – just to make sure it lasts more than a couple days!

Also, pro tip – after the granola cools, store it in the fridge. it sounds weird, I know, but it made the granola EXTRA crunchy – which I love! Storing int eh fridge also helps it to last longer – you can keep it in the fridge for up to 2 weeks! if not, then just store it in a cool dry place for up to a week.

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 15-22minutes

Total Time: 25-32 minutes

Ingredients: 

  1. 1/2 cup quinoa flakes

  2. 1/4 cup quinoa

  3. 1/3 cup peanuts

  4. 1/4 cup chia seeds

  5. 1 mashed banana

  6. 1/3 cup maple syrup

  7. 1/4 cup peanut butter (runny if possible)

  8. 1 tsp vanilla

Directions: 

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

  2. Toss all dry ingredients in a bowl and mix.

  3. Add in wet ingredients and mix together until all dry ingredients are coated.

  4. Pour mixture onto a lined cookie sheet and press into a thin even layer.

  5. Bake in oven for about 15-22 minutes – be careful not to burn.

  6. Pull out and let cool before breaking apart into chunks.

enjoy!

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hi, I'm Sarah.

I'm a certified Personal Trainer and Eating Disorder Recovery Coach! I help women (and men) embrace intuitive movement and food freedom by ditching diet culture stereotypes and living free from rules, restrictions and reservations!

Categories

ALL RECIPES

Breads

Breakfast

Yogurt Toast

Cookies

FITNESS

Core

Full Body

Lower Body

Download my free Hormones + Wellness E-Book

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Savory

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